The BLF Masterclass series is an interactive learning experience aimed at budding young leaders aged between 18 – 30. These classes have been created by local charity the Birmingham Leadership Foundation and offer unique networking opportunities, lively discussions and dynamic talks. Every month the Masterclass is joined by local entrepreneurs and business leaders who openly share their personal and professional stories before engaging in a question and answer session with the audience.

The Birmingham Leadership Foundation Annual Masterclass 2013 is being held at the University of Birmingham and we will be joined by four of Birmingham’s most successful self starting entrepreneurs from the fields of, retail, estate management, telecommunications, PR and events.

Suzy Branch; Managing Director of BranchmartinSpicer, a Birmingham based agency which she launched in 2011. Suzy is the 2012 winner of the Birmingham Young Professional of the Year award and Chair of Birmingham Future.

James Villarreal; co-founder of telecoms company ROAR and parent company, Glide Utilities. James set up Glide during his first year at Birmingham University in 2006. He went on to win the Birmingham Young Professional of the year award in 2010 with over 20,000 customers.

Greg White; University of Birmingham graduate and the brains behind student housing agency, Purple Frog. Since its launch in 2007 the company has gone from strength to strength with two further offices opening in both Nottingham and Bristol.

Simon Jenner; the mastermind behind multiple business start-ups including the hugely successful Urban Coffee Company. Simon is passionately supportive of emerging business talent and in 2008 launched ‘Adventures in Business’, a vehicle for creating entrepreneurial start-ups.